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The Anthropology of Peace and Nonviolence / ed. by Thomas Gregor, Leslie E. Sponsel.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©1994Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685856021
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 The Mutual Relevance of Anthropology and Peace Studies -- 2 Culture and Cooperation in Human Evolution -- 3 Surrendered Men: Peaceable Enclaves in the Post-Enlightenment West -- 4 Peacemaking and the Institutions of Peace in Tribal Societies -- 5 Maintaining Social Tranquility: Internal and External Loci of Aggression Control -- 6 "Why Don't You Kill Your Baby Brother?" The Dynamics of Peace in Canadian Inuit Camps -- 7 Ghosts and Witches: The Psychocultural Dynamics of Semai Peacefulness -- 8 Peace and Power in an African Proto-State -- 9 Words in the Night: The Ceremonial Dialogue–One Expression of Peaceful Relationships Among the Yanomami -- 10 Symbols and Rituals of Peace in Brazil's Upper Xingu -- 11 Toward a Pedagogy of the Anthropology of Peace and Nonviolence -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: The authors focus on neglected aspects of nonviolence and peace by analyzing indigenous societies in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Tanzania, and Venezuela.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 The Mutual Relevance of Anthropology and Peace Studies -- 2 Culture and Cooperation in Human Evolution -- 3 Surrendered Men: Peaceable Enclaves in the Post-Enlightenment West -- 4 Peacemaking and the Institutions of Peace in Tribal Societies -- 5 Maintaining Social Tranquility: Internal and External Loci of Aggression Control -- 6 "Why Don't You Kill Your Baby Brother?" The Dynamics of Peace in Canadian Inuit Camps -- 7 Ghosts and Witches: The Psychocultural Dynamics of Semai Peacefulness -- 8 Peace and Power in an African Proto-State -- 9 Words in the Night: The Ceremonial Dialogue–One Expression of Peaceful Relationships Among the Yanomami -- 10 Symbols and Rituals of Peace in Brazil's Upper Xingu -- 11 Toward a Pedagogy of the Anthropology of Peace and Nonviolence -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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The authors focus on neglected aspects of nonviolence and peace by analyzing indigenous societies in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Tanzania, and Venezuela.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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